YANGON,Aug 12 (AP): Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi awoke at her lakeside home Wednesday to begin serving the first full day of her latest house arrest, following her globally condemned conviction that lawyers said they would promptly appeal.Only...
More than a quarter of India's districts have been affected by drought, the country's finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has said, reports BBC.But the minister insisted that the government had a contingency plan and said there was "no point in pressing...
The drug, called denosumab, blocks production of cells that break down bones. In two studies, spinal fractures were reduced by two-thirds in women ages 60-90 and in men getting prostate cancer therapy, reports BBCThe first member of a new class...
BETHLEHEM, Aug 12 (AFP): The Palestinian Fatah party Wednesday wrapped up a landmark congress after electing a new generation of leaders including a jailed militant whose fate is dividing Israeli leaders. The party's first convention in 20 years was all...
Minister in Russia's Ingushetia shot dead in own office MOSCOW, Aug 12: The minister of construction in Russia's turbulent Ingushetia region, Ruslan Amirkhanov, was shot dead Wednesday inside his ministerial office, officials said. "The construction minister has been shot dead...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed Wednesday said the government would take initiative to introduce Hindu marriage registration if there be no objection, reports UNB. The law minister said the Hindu women, failing to show their marriage...
President Zillur Rahman Wednesday urged the Netherlands Government to give technical assistance with their high-tech water management expertise for reviving the country's navigability through river dredging, reports UNB."I hope the Netherlands Government will provide support to revive the navigability of...
Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, will be celebrated in the country today (Thursday) amid festivity and religious fervour, reports UNB.The day's programmes include worship of Lord Krishna, puja, Geeta Jagna, Kirtan, discussions and peace processions.The day is a public...
Journalists are playing a unique role through detecting social ills and prescribing remedies to ensure good health of society the way pathologists at diagnostic laboratories diagnose diseases for healing human body, said a government minister at a press meet in...
Efforts to end the illegal use of non-biodegradable polythene bags in Bangladesh have been frustrated by a lack of adequate manpower and the dearth of dedicated mobile courts, say authorities, but the government is now set to take tougher measures...
FE ReportThe first death anniversary of renowned journalist Anwar Zahid is being observed today (August 13, 2009).Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists' (BFUJ) president Ruhul Amin Gazi, Secretary General MA Aziz and Dhaka Union of Journalists' (DUJ) president Abdus Shahid and...
FE Report Department for International Development (DFID) will provide a grant of Tk 2.049 billion (£18.5 million) to BRAC for supporting the operation of BRAC's Education Programme for the financial year 2009-2010. An agreement was signed between BRAC and DFID...
Two students of International School Dhaka (ISD) have been awarded UNSW Gold Medals of University of New South Wales, Australia for securing the highest grade among participants from 15 countries. Serena Ayesha Ahmad of Grade 8 and Vrijen Attawar of...
The Bangladesh players, fresh from their 49-run win in the second ODI, had a much needed day's rest in Bulawayo Wednesday. With a two-day gap before the third match the cricketers took this opportunity to get over their tiredness, according...
The government Wednes-day appointed Roads and Railway Division secretary ASM Ali Kabir as president of Bangladesh Athletics Federation, reports UNB.Kabir, who is closely linked to the country's sports for long, earlier served as the secretary for National Sports Council (NCS)...
MONTREAL, Aug 12 (AFP): World number one Roger Federer fought off a surprise showing from Canadian outsider Frederic Niemeyer to advance 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 Tuesday at the ATP Montreal Masters. In his first match since winning his record 15th Grand...
Four new venues have been introduced for the third edition of the IPL, which will run from March 12 to April 25 next year. The 60-game tournament will feature a third-place playoff between the losing semi-finalists as a qualifier for...
A nomination paper for election to the post of president of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) was submitted Wednesday on behalf of Bangladesh Army Chief General M Abdul Mubeen, reports UNB.General Mubeen's was the only nomination paper submitted Wednesday, the day...
CINCINNATI, Aug 12 (AFP): Russian top seed Dinara Safina rallied to reach the third round of a two million-dollar WTA hardcourt tournament Tuesday with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Italy's Roberta Vinci. Safina's opponent will be either China's Peng...
It has emerged that Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir's deal with Surrey fell through after he was turned away by immigration officers at London's Heathrow airport for having the wrong visa papers. Surrey's media manager Nathan Ross confirmed that Tanvir...
Viqarunnisa School and College, Holy Cross School and College (B) and Siddheshwari Girls' College won their respective matches of the 12th Delta Life Women's College Handball Championship at the Dhanmondi Women Sports Complex in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.In the...
The government will send a reference to the President Sunday to seek the Supreme Court's opinion as to which law should be applied for the trial of BDR mutineers, as there have been dilemmas in choosing between military and normal...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda said Wednesday that continuance of a Caretaker Government (CG) system for holding general polls is 'a political issue and on the part of the government to decide,' while the Election Commission's main...
The government has chalked out nationwide programme to observe the National Mourning Day at the state level on August 15 marking the 34th anniversary of the death of Father of the Nation and the country's first President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur...
The communications ministry has been told to take necessary measures to ensure smooth movement of buses operated by the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC), reports bdnews24.com.The parliamentary standing committee on communications made the recommendation Tuesday. The committee also entrusted seven...
The Pakistan government announced and the American government confirmed that Baitullah Mehsud, the chief of the Taliban in Pakistan, was killed in a US drone attack on August 5. The Pakistan Taliban has since contested the news and said that...
Salahuddin AhmedA huge population is said to be the biggest problem of Bangladesh. With a population of not less than one hundred and fifty million, the density of population of Bangladesh is the highest in the world. Is it possible...
Md. Ashraf HussainProduction of rice has increased three times since independence. Besides, BRRI, a member of the other organisations like Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) deserve the credit for the achievements of the agriculture sector. In the eighties, the then...
Considerable media focus is now on the possible machinations of some entrenched market manipulators geared to simulating price instability of essential commodities with an eye on high demand situation before the month of Ramadan. There are several reports from that...
I was watching on BTV the first Bangladesh- Zimbabwe ODI match on August 09. To my amazement, BTV stopped the match at 7:45pm or 15 minutes before the 8:00 pm news. It started showing instead, a regular programme called 'Firey...
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